Four leads are placed on the right ear: the grounding lead on the ear lobe, a 4-pronged lead superior to the temporal process of the zygomatic bone, and single-pronged leads on the antihelix and the posterolateral auricle. The positions of the grounding lead (G), the 4-pronged lead (4), and the single-pronged lead (1) are demonstrated. The posterior lead (single prong) is not shown. The external ear receives peripheral projections of the auriculotemporal nerve (CN V), auricular branch of the vagus nerve (CN X), the great auricular nerve (C2, C3), and the lesser occipital nerve (C3). Previous Next
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Doctor Jacqueline Blank and colleagues from Wisconsin conducted a study titled Impact of Auricular Neurostimulation in Patients Undergoing Colorectal Surgery with an Enhanced Recovery Protocol: A Pilot Randomized, Controlled Trial. These authors presented a pilot trial of a novel neurostimulation device called BRIDGE, a percutaneous electrical nerve field stim
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Patient recruitment in the two phase 2 studies in AMR and GBS was reinitiated in December 2020
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LUND, Sweden, Jan. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Hansa Biopharma, the leader in immunomodulatory enzyme technology for rare IgG mediated diseases, today announced a business update for the fourth quarter 2020 and certain preliminary, unaudited key financials for its financial year 2020.
The Company will be participating in the JP Morgan Global Healthcare Conference in San Francisco from January 11 to 14, 2021, with a corporate presentation on Thursday, January 14, at 7:30am EST/13:30 CET.
COVID-19 pandemic
Hansa has an exciting year ahead with the Company s first product being launched in Europe. However, the global COVID-19 pandemic may still adversely impact Hansa Biopharma s operational business and trial activities.
Antibiotics Not Required Post-sinus Surgeries by Angela Mohan on January 8, 2021 at 11:19 AM
Antibiotics are not necessary for patients post-endoscopic sinus surgeries, according to the research team at Massachusetts Eye and Ear.
In a new randomized controlled trial, patients who underwent endoscopic sinus surgery had no differences in outcomes including symptoms and infections whether they took an antibiotic or placebo after surgery.
The only reported difference in outcomes was in side effects, with patients in the antibiotic group 10 times more likely to report symptoms like diarrhea.
IFAR: International Forum of Allergy & Rhinology. For routine sinus surgery, antibiotics are unnecessary and may cause more complications like gastrointestinal side effects said study co-senior author Eric H. Holbrook, MD, director of the Division of Rhinology at Mass Eye and Ear and Associate Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Harvard Medical School.
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Hundreds of cancer patients have benefitted from using computer algorithms to manage their symptoms and improve their wellbeing in a unique UK trial.
The early stage colorectal, breast or gynecological cancer patients took part in the trial of the eRAPID system, developed by the University of Leeds, which allowed them to report online symptoms from home and receive instant advice on whether to self-manage or seek medical attention.
Patients reported better symptom control and physical wellbeing in the early weeks of treatment, with the system preventing symptom deterioration in about 9% of patients after 12 weeks. Patients reported more confidence in managing their health at the end of their four-month trial period.
Executive function in children: Why it matters and how to help Posted December 16, 2020, 10:30 am
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Executive function refers to skills that help us focus, plan, prioritize, work toward goals, self-regulate behaviors and emotions, adapt to new and unexpected situations, and ultimately engage in abstract thinking and planning. Just as a principal conductor would do for an orchestra, executive functions supervise and coordinate a multitude of cognitive, behavioral, and emotional tasks.
Executive functions in childhood are, by default, challenging. That’s because, although our executive function skills begin to develop in the first year of life, they are not fully developed until early adulthood.